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When Curtis High School teacher Ife Damon first experienced an unexpected student showing up in her remote class as a prank, she realized this was new territory not covered in teacher training.
“The very first time it happened, it completely caught us off guard,” said Damon, who teaches English Language Arts and special education at the Staten Island school. “That s just one example when you have to be flexible in the moment.”
This Curtis High School teacher connects with her students through community-based learning
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Ife Damon is an English teacher at Curtis High School, who is a long-time advocate of community-based learning. She said she knew that such culturally responsive programming would be especially impactful for her students this year. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
Facebook Share we are shining a spotlight on the differences in opportunity and outcomes across the borough, focusing on key areas that include criminal justice, economic security, housing and education. This is the fifth of a series of stories focusing on educational inequities and struggles on Staten Island.